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Thurber House: CBS Journalist Mo Rocca

Saturday, November 23 - 7:00 PM

CBS Sunday Morning correspondent and writer Mo Rocca presents a
charmingly irreverent and rigorously researched book that celebrates the
dead people who made life worth living.

Mo Rocca has always loved obituaries—reading about the remarkable lives
of world leaders, innovators, and artists. But not every notable person
has gotten the send-off she or he deserves. In Mobituaries, Rocca
profiles the 20th century’s greatest entertainer, sitcom characters gone
all too soon, a shamefully forgotten Founding Father, and more. Even if
you know the names, you’ve never understood why they matter . . . until
now.

There’s Thomas Paine, whose Common Sense lit the fuse for the American
Revolution, and whose paltry obit summed up his life thusly: “He had
lived long, did some good, and much harm.” And then there’s screen icon
Audrey Hepburn. She remains a household name, but how much do we know
about her wartime upbringing and how it shaped the woman we fell in love
with?